Publications

Geary, B., W. R. James, J. Karubian, J. A. Nelson and P. L. Leberg. 2025. Remote sensing and foraging data illustrate landscape-scale considerations for coastal restoration and avian management. Ecological Applications 35:e70152. LINK

Zenzal Jr., T. J., A. N. Anderson, B. Geary, J. Schulz, R. C. Dobbs, W. C. Barrow Jr. and J. H. Waddle. 2025. Early season tropical cyclones affect birds breeding on a barrier island. Gulf and Caribbean Research 36:38-48. LINK

Geary, B., L. Williams, C. R. Long, R. M. Tyl and R. B. Gagne. 2024. Christmas Bird Count data are a reliable harvest-independent index for ruffed grouse monitoring in the eastern United States. Ornithological Applications, duae011. LINK

Geary, B., P. L. Leberg, K. M. Purcell, S. T. Walter, and J. Karubian. 2020. Breeding brown pelicans improve foraging efficiency as energetic needs rise. Scientific Reports 10:1686. LINK

Geary, B., S. T. Walter, P. L. Leberg and J. Karubian. 2018. Condition-dependent foraging strategies in a coastal seabird: evidence for the rich get richer hypothesis. Behavioral Ecology. LINK

Geary, B., S. M. Longest, K. Ottewell, S. M. Lantz, S. T. Walter, J. Karubian, and P.L. Leberg. 2017. Genetic structure of brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in the northern Gulf of Mexico in the context of human management and disturbance. PLoS ONE 12(10): e0185309. LINK

Koczur, L. M., G. M. Kent, B. Geary, B. M. Ballard, K. D. Meyer and M. C. Green. 2015. Measurements of adult and hatch-year reddish egrets (Egretta rufescens). Waterbirds 38:308-311. LINK

Geary, B., M. C. Green and B. M. Ballard. 2015. Movements and survival of juvenile reddish egrets Egretta rufescens on the Gulf of Mexico coast. Endangered Species Research 28:123-133. LINK

Holderby, Z., W. Simper, B. Geary and M. C. Green. 2012. Potential factors affecting nest initiation date, clutch size and nest success in the plumage dimorphic Reddish Egret. Waterbirds 35:437-442. LINK

Green, M. C., A. Hill., J. R. Troy, Z. Holderby and B. Geary. 2011. Status of breeding Reddish Egrets on Great Inagua, Bahamas with comments on breeding territoriality and the effects of hurricanes. Waterbirds 34:213-217. LINK